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sixteenmo
[ siks-teen-moh ]
/ ˈsɪksˈtin moʊ /
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noun, plural six·teen·mos.
Also called sextodecimo. a book size (about 4×6 inches; 10×15 centimeters) determined by printing on sheets folded to form 16 leaves or 32 pages.
a book of this size. Symbols: 16mo, 16°
adjective
printed, folded, or bound in sixteenmo; sextodecimo.
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How to use sixteenmo in a sentence
Other sizes occasionally used are called “sixteenmo” or “sextodecimo,” “eighteenmo” or “octodecimo,” etc.
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British Dictionary definitions for sixteenmo
sixteenmo
/ (ˈsɪksˈtiːnməʊ) /
noun plural -mos
Also called: sextodecimo a book size resulting from folding a sheet of paper into 16 leaves or 32 pages, each one sixteenth the size of the sheetOften written: 16mo, 16°
a book of this size
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